Given the choice, a near stranger would be preferable. A complete stranger, welcome. And where Albedo might have balked in annoyance at someone being led to him (and to him, really? Of all people. The nurses had gotten lax), now the boy could only be content with the comparisons present.
...And there was actually a point of interest here. The boy's head cocked at the man's missing arm, attention diverted from the introduction. Perhaps it was a common sight, but Albedo was a regenerator, and had blown off his own head with a shotgun last night to prove his abilities were back in full. So the aspect of a missing limb was almost... quaint. The distraction was almost complete, and he moved to blink up at the man. "Albedo," he gave with little thought. There was an aspect more important than names that lay here. The boy inclined his chin. "What happened?"
If the tone was read a bit odd, one wouldn't be wrong. There was a detachment in his voice, that of someone discussing furniture rather than another person.
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Given the choice, a near stranger would be preferable. A complete stranger, welcome. And where Albedo might have balked in annoyance at someone being led to him (and to him, really? Of all people. The nurses had gotten lax), now the boy could only be content with the comparisons present.
...And there was actually a point of interest here. The boy's head cocked at the man's missing arm, attention diverted from the introduction. Perhaps it was a common sight, but Albedo was a regenerator, and had blown off his own head with a shotgun last night to prove his abilities were back in full. So the aspect of a missing limb was almost... quaint. The distraction was almost complete, and he moved to blink up at the man. "Albedo," he gave with little thought. There was an aspect more important than names that lay here. The boy inclined his chin. "What happened?"
If the tone was read a bit odd, one wouldn't be wrong. There was a detachment in his voice, that of someone discussing furniture rather than another person.